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oophoro- definition

oophoro·- (ō′ō fə rō′, ō′ə-)

ovary or ovaries oophoritis
also, before a vowel, oophor-

Etymology: < ModL oöphoron, ovary < Gr ōion, egg + -phoros, bearing < pherein, to bear

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